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Risk appetite was the name of the game during the U.S. session, as U.S. and Canadian traders came back hungry for risk after their Labor Day holiday.

The risk-on sentiment from the earlier Asian forex session refused to go away, resulting in another lopsided battle between the safe-havens and high-yielders during today’s morning London forex session.

Looking for action-packed forex events to trade this week? Well, we’ve got no less than three monetary policy statements lined up so make sure you’re ready with your strategies for these top-tier catalysts.

Hello volatility! The return of U.S. traders fresh from their Labor Day holiday brought more action to the forex arena, spurred also by top-tier data from China and Australia.

The latest Commitments of Traders forex positioning report from the CFTC shows that the U.S. dollar had a mixed performance, but the yen is still making some headway against the U.S. dollar.

Forex volatility was tight during the U.S. session, thanks to a lack of catalysts and both U.S. and Canadian markets taking a break for Labor Day.

Despite another round of losses for Chinese equities, European equities were broadly in the green during today’s morning London forex session, as risk appetite made a comeback. But how did the forex market perform?

The August NFP reading turned out to be a disappointment, as the U.S. economy added only 173,000 jobs during the month. But is the labor situation as dismal as the headline figures suggest?

Be careful, risk takers! The forex market seems to be in a gloomy mood again now that Chinese stock trading has resumed after their bank holidays.

The Greenback gained a few pips on its counterparts last Friday, as forex traders priced in a relatively positive NFP report. Here are the details!

Forex traders decided to avoid or dump the euro during and shortly after ECB Draghi announced that the ECB downgraded both the inflation and growth outlooks for the Euro Zone. So, how is the euro zone doing lately?

Concerns over China have caused many forex traders to flee to the yen due to Japan’s status as a safe-haven country. But what about Japan’s underlying fundamentals? Is Japan still on track for a recovery?

It’s another NFP Friday, so all was calm in the forex front during today’s morning London forex session, with most currency pairs contently milling about in tight ranges. The only noticeable movers were the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc.

Just when it seemed that oil was set to ride another Slip ‘N Slide, a bunch of market factors combined forces to spur a stellar rally instead. What does this mean for the Loonie’s forex trends?

Even though Chinese investors weren’t around to bring negative vibes in the financial markets today, risk appetite remained weak in the forex arena. Here’s why.

Forex price action was once again mixed, thanks to risk sentiment, profit-taking, and economic reports all factoring in market players’ decisions.

Today’s morning London forex session was rather subdued, with many currency pairs imprisoned in tight ranges throughout the course of the session. The Aussie and the pound were rather restless, though.

While the upcoming August NFP release might not do much to revive September rate hike expectations for the Fed, it could be an excellent opportunity to grab quick forex profits for the short-term traders out there.

With Chinese traders off on a bank holiday, forex market watchers barely had to worry about another stock market tumble, focusing on Australian data instead.

After seeing a bit of a slowdown in July, forex industry players were back in action the following month, posting impressive gains in volumes this August.